FIERY CRASH INJURES 1 ON RT. 9

One person was injured in a fiery collision between two cars and a tractor-trailer that left the trailer overturned and a portion of Route 9 shut down during rush hour Wednesday afternoon.

The accident occurred just south of the Corbin's Corner exit ramp on Route 9 around 3:45 p.m. The cause had not been determined as of late Wednesday.

Traffic was redirected off the highway during the more than two hours it took to clean up the scene.

Fire Capt. Robert DiPietro said the tractor-trailer was fully ablaze when officers arrived. He said there were no hazardous materials in the truck, which lay sideways across the highway, its top and sides collapsed by the time the fire was extinguished.

One of the cars, its exterior covered in ash, was perched against the gap between the overturned trailer and the truck's cab, which was nearly upside down.

DiPietro said one woman received a minor injury in the collision and was taken to a local hospital. He said the other people involved were unharmed.